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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

QUESTION NO. 16

QUESTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

"To ask the Chief Executive for a further progress report on step down housing site identification and/or construction prospects on existing Council owned sites in Lucan and Palmerstown; and if a statement can be made on the matter?"

REPLY:

The report to the Council Meeting in March 2015,  set out proposals for Social Housing units for the period 2015 to 2017 in line with the Housing strategy as set out in the Governments “Social Housing Strategy 2020 – Support, Supply and Reform” published late November 2014.

Progress in relation to the rollout of the Part 8 Social Housing Programme countywide is as follows: 

Project Units Current Stage
St. Finians Avenue, Lucan 2 Construction Completed 2016
Suncroft, Tallaght 10 Construction Completed 2016
St Marks Green, Clondalkin 11 Construction contract awarded; due to commence Q1 2017
Fortunestown (MacUilliam) 28 Stage 4 Approval Received; due to commence construction Q1 2017
Mayfield Estate 18 Construction contract awarded; due to commence Q1 2017
Dromcarra, Tallaght 14 Stage 4 Approval Received; due to commence construction Q1 2017
Letts Field, Neilstown, Clondalkin 37 Tenders due early March. Assessment and recommendation to the Dept. to forward during March.
Ballyboden, Rathfarnham 40 Tender package ready for tendering process. Final submission and approval in process for Stage 3.
Killinarden, Tallaght 28 Tenders due early March. Contractor appointment due to follow assessment and submission to Dept. for approval.
St. Aidans, Tallaght 71 Tenders have been submitted and are currently being assessed. Report on recommendation for Contractor Appointment to be issued in early March for Dept. approval.
Killininny, Co Dublin 24 Design development of Tender Package to proceed with Stage 3 completed by April.
St. Cuthberts, Clondalkin 59 Design development of Tender Package to proceed with Stage 3 completed by April.
Oldcastle 50 Stage 1 submission in preparation, scheduled for submisssion to Dept. in late March.
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The March 2015 report identfied a number of additional sites throughut the county for Part 8 consideration including a site at Balgaddy F with potential capacity for 50 no. units.